Hat-fastener



' N o M 0 d e l H. G. SCARBOROUGH. HHHH ASTENER.

\ Patented June 23, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY G. SCARBOROUGH, OF BISHOPVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'latent No. 562,556, dated June 23,1896.

A li i m d November 22, 1895. Serial No. 569 ,860. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. SCARBOR- OUGH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bishopville, in the county of Sumter and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Holding Ladies Hats on the Head; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devicesfor holding a lad ys hat and preventing the same from being blown off ofher head.

It has for its objects, among others, to provide a'simple and cheapdevice .applicable to any style or size of hat, and which may be readilyremoved therefrom when desired, and which when in position can be easilyand quickly applied to the hair to hold the hat to the same. It embodiesa flexible adjustable band having hooks to engage in the lining or bodyportion of the hat, and pins ,to engage in the hair.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the let.- ters of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved l1at-holder shown in position within a hat. ment, showing themanner of adjusting the same to different-sized hats.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts a series of holes ornotches a and at the other end with a hook or analogous device a,adapted to be engaged in said holes to hold the band in its closedposition and to adapt the same to be adjusted to accommodate the Fig. 2is a detail view of the improve.

hat with which it is to be used. At suitable points upon the band areplaced the hooked any required position, these pins or wires be ingdisposed substantially vertically, and somewhat curved, so as to bereadily inserted in the hair on the top of the head, While to the rearand held in suitable loops or analogous devices (1 on the under edge ofthe band, so as to have pivotal movement, are the pins or wires D, whichhave their free ends extending toward each other and are adapted toengage the knot of hair at the back of the head. By these means the hatwill be socurely held to the head.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as new isl. A device for the purpose described, comprisinga flexible band having means for its adjustment, hooks on said band forattaching it to a hat, and pins pivotally mounted on the band to engagethe hair to retain the hat upon the head and retaining-loops on saidband for the pins, substantially as described.

2. A device for the purpose described, comprising a flexible band havingmeans for adjusting it as to size, hooks vertically disposed upon saidband to attach it to a hat, and pins pivotally mounted upon said band toengage the hair to hold the hat upon the head and loops on the loweredge of the band in which said pins are engaged, substantially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY e. SCARBOROUGH.

Witnesses:

H. A. MCLEOD, W. M. REID.

